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Plural for the restraint, prevention, or inhibition of a feeling, quality, etc.
“After the shock he felt at his sister's marriage, his life was dominated by a paralyzing repression of his feelings.”
Plural for the action of quashing or stamping out something
“The brutal measures imposed by the interventionists were in keeping with Metternich's policy of total repression of any word or deed that smacked even slightly of liberalism.”
Plural for forceful domination or subjugation of someone or a group
“The armed forces must not continue to be, as they have been up till now, an instrument in the repression of the people.”
Plural for the state or fact of being enslaved or dominated over
Plural for a limiting condition or measure
Plural for a psychological strategy to cope or protect oneself
Plural for an unjust or unfair act
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